Hebrews 10:30-32 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:32

Verse 32 32.But call to remembrance, etc. In order to stimulate them, and to rouse their alacrity to go forward, he reminds them of the evidences of piety which they had previously manifested; for it is a shameful thing to begin well, and to faint in the middle of our course, and still more shameful to retrograde after having made great progress. The remembrance then of past warfare, if it had been carried on faithfully and diligently under the banner of Christ, is at length useful to us, not... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:19-39

Hebrews 10:19-39 . HORTATORY PORTION OF THE EPISTLE . The great doctrine of Christ's eternal priesthood having been led up to, established by argument, and at length fully expounded, it remains only to press the practical result of a belief in it in alternate tones of encouragement and of warning. We have seen that, even in the earlier chapters, hortatory passages were frequently interposed, showing the purpose all along in the writer's mind. In the central and deepest part of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:26-31

The guilt and doom of apostasy. This is a terrible passage even to read. It is fitted to fill with alarm the hearts of those who refuse to "draw near" to God, or confess his Name, or hold communion with his people. It is introduced here, like the similar warning in Hebrews 6:4-8 , as a motive to Christian steadfastness. I. THE GUILT OF APOSTASY . This tremendous sin is described: 1. Generally. (Verse 26) The context shows that to "sin willfully" refers neither to any... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:26-32

Solemn warning as to the fearful consequences of apostasy. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:29-30

Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden underfoot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing , and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? It has been already remarked how these very strong expressions (answering to those in Hebrews 6:6 ) further denote the kind of sin. intended by ἁμαρτανόντων in Hebrews 10:26 . Three characteristics of it are given: Citations from... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:31

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. David, when the option was given him, preferred falling into the hand of the LORD to falling into the hand of man ( 2 Samuel 24:14 ), trusting in the greatness of his mercies. But the case contemplated here is that of its being "too late to cry for mercy, when it is the time of justice." Fearful (the writer would say) is the thought of being exposed, without possibility of escape or of atonement, to the wrath of the Eternal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:31

Falling into the fronds of God—a contrast. "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." "Let me fall now into the hand of the Lord" ( 1 Chronicles 21:13 ). State briefly what led to this utterance of David. The taking of the census, etc. Wherein was the sin of numbering the people? Not in the mere act; for Israel had been numbered thrice before by the command of the Lord. But David took this census Perhaps he was contemplating schemes of foreign conquest. Certainly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:31

Falling into the hands of the living God. I. As ILLUSTRATED IN HISTORY . The whole passage, Hebrews 10:26-31 , is a very serious one to read, insisting as it does on the reality of Divine retribution upon those guilty of neglect and disobedience. It was evidently necessary, however, to deal with this point and thus make the comparison between the old and the new covenant complete. How will God deal with those who willfully neglect the ample and gracious provisions of the new... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:32

But call to mind the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great fight of afflictions ; rather, conflict of sufferings. On φωτισθέντες ("enlightened"), cf. Hebrews 6:4 , and what was said there as to the meaning of the word. Here certainly the context seems naturally to suggest a definite reference to baptism, as marking the date of the commencement of exposure to persecution. But if so, not, of course, so as to exclude the idea of inward spiritual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:32-34

The recollection of past sufferings an encouragement to present steadfastness. "But call to remembrance the former days," etc. Our subject divides itself into two main branches. I. SUFFERINGS ENDURED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FAITH IN THE PAST . 1. These sufferings were of various kinds. (a) Infliction of physical pain. "Being made a gazing-stock by afflictions." The afflictions, or tribulations, arose from active and bitter persecutions. And these were... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 10:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:19-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:26-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:26-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:29-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 10:32-34

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